Allegheny City Central

Donald Kinsman to Tracer 2 LLC at 520 N. Taylor Ave. for $135,000.

Justine A Goode Cunningham to NGD Land L.P. at Jefferson St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $2,052).

Robert Edgar to Jesse Twardus and Laura Zeitz at 520 W. Jefferson St. for $390,000.

Brighton Heights

Fleming Partn. L.P. to Kyle and Kristina Inglis at 3615 Fleming Ave. for $170,100.

Estate of Helen Ruff to John Repko and Debra Christensen at 3525 Gerber Ave. for $25,000

Brightwood

Wells Fargo Bank NA to S2C LLC at 3239 Bainton St. for $20,500.

California-Kirkbride

Estate of Alverta Moore to Gamal Ramadan at 1121 Success St. for $17,500.

Cascade Holdings L.P. to BG41 Properties LLC at 2449-2453 Brighton Road for $860,000.

East Deutschtown

John McGrath et al. to Amanda Kopko at 828 Spring Garden Ave. for $279,900.

Manchester

Marva Corbin to John and Elizabeth Heft at 1441 Nixon St. for $40,000.

Observatory Hill

Troy Hill

Stanley Schmidt estate et al. to Mercedes Rubi Ruiz at 1338 Truax Way for $20,000.

Solutions for financing the Housing Opportunity Fund has the RTT in the crosshairs.

By: Neil Strebig

Since the creation of a committed Affordable Housing Trust Fund (commonly referred to as the Housing Opportunity Fund or HOF) last year, the debate over an increase to the Realty Transfer Tax (RTT) has been a bit of a hot-button issue within the city and throughout a number of Northside neighborhoods as of late. This is nothing new for tax-related issues, especially when increases are discussed, but what exactly is the RTT? And what does an increase mean for Northside residents?

The RTT is implemented anytime a commercial or residential property is sold; essentially it is a sales tax on real estate. The tax itself is divided up between the state, school district and the municipality. The current state tax is at 2 percent, so the remaining percent is split between the school district and the municipality. For example, the current property tax in the City of Pittsburgh is at 4 percent meaning, the state tax is at 1 percent, the City of Pittsburgh (municipality) is at 2 percent and the school district is at 1 percent. So if a property is sold at $200,000 the state receives $2,000, the City of Pittsburgh $4,000 and the school district receives $2,000 bringing the total RTT to $8,000.

Now, this is where it gets a bit confusing. When the RTT (also referred to as the ‘Deed Transfer Tax’) is enforced there is also a similar split between the buyer and the seller of a property. They’ll split the actual transfer tax, which here in the City of Pittsburgh is at 4 percent (the highest among Allegheny County municipalities). So each party will pay 2 percent based on the agreed upon sales price of the property. That revenue then will be split accordingly amongst the state, city and school district.

In the same aforementioned situation that $200,000 property with the $8,000 RTT will be split $4,000 apiece by the buyer and the seller.

So, where does the HOF and the RTT come together?

When the City Council voted last December to create a $10 million fund for affordable housing, they did not immediately implement a system to fill that $10 million fund.

The HOF itself is built on good intentions. The fund is aimed at helping low-to-moderate income residents stay in their homes. Currently, more than 20,000 low-to-moderate income families are spending half of their income on housing, whether that be initial costs, maintenance or emergency spending. The HOF would help offer aid for such families and help eliminate the risks of eviction and foreclosure that many of these families face.

The conflict over the RTT is built around the ability to fulfill the $10 million reserve to keep the HOF active.
Currently, there has been a movement to increase the RTT by one percent. This means that the buyer and seller would be splitting the costs at 2.5 percent each. An approach Mayor Peduto has been in favor of since the initial vote towards a staunch affordable housing fund was agreed upon last December.

Between May 2016 and May of this year, the Affordable Housing Task Force (AHTF) has met 17 times trying to find the best solution to meet the $10 million minimum attached to the HOF. The AHTF weighed a number of options from increasing the hotel tax, implementing a document recording fee, upping service taxes or commercial linkage fees, but all of those options required state legislation. In turn, the 1 percent increase of the RTT was viewed as a sufficient option.

“The practical reality is that none of that stuff will get passed in Harrisburg, in the opinion of a lot of people on the task force,” said AHTF member and Northside Development Fund director Mark Masterson in an interview with Downstream earlier this month. “It’s not something we should give up on, as it might be a way to augment this in the future, but in the short term it’s not going to happen.” In the same interview, Masterson stated that the revenue needed for the HOF came down to “two real sources.”

“It came down to, do you increase property taxes—which everybody pays every year—or do you increase the transfer tax,” Masterson said.

“In my mind, if I can pay a little more and know that my neighbor has a safe, decent place to live, I will do that,” said Perry Hilltop/Fineview Citizen Council program manager, Joanna Deming. Deming has been a strong advocate for the 1 percent increase.

She believes the potential bump in revenue from the increased RTT will help benefit infrastructure and improving vacant and low-income housing neighborhoods like Perry Hilltop, which currently sits at a 24 percent vacancy. In theory, property purchases will be generating funding to help refurbish the same neighborhoods buyers are relocating in. “Most people don’t see what their taxes do,” she said in regards to the potential impact the suggested proposal can have on neighborhoods like Perry Hilltop.

According to Celeste Scott of Pittsburgh United, the increase has a “board appeal” and is “flexible.”
Scott believes that with the varying needs of each neighborhood the RTT increase offers the “fastest and best opportunity to make changes.”

However, not everyone agrees with that approach. Executive vice president of the REALTORS Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, John Petrack believes the proposition “statistically decreases the value and number of sales.”

“[It] makes no sense to make housing more affordable by making it more expensive,” Petrack said.
To him, due to the already high real estate tax in Pittsburgh and with closing costs being the number one burden for new homebuyers, increasing the RTT at this stage would “would cause long-term harm” for both the housing market and low-to-moderate income residents.

He believes the increase would not only deter potential buyers, but it would inadvertently lead to a hike in rental costs across the city since closing costs would be elevated.

With over 20,000 vacant properties throughout the city, Petrack believes displacement is the best solution. He encourages the city to purchases these properties with deed-restrictions and utilizes them specifically for affordable housing.

Petrack acknowledges that there is no easy, quick solution to the problem, but such a maneuver might be the best “first step” in the process.

If the $10 million cap is reached, hypothetically the HOF can preserve 3,000 housing units city-wide and build access to an additional 3,600 units over a ten-year period.

As reported by the Post-Gazette in July, the City Council did not vote in favor of a RTT increase, but no immediate solution was created either. After the vote Councilmen, Ricky Burgess and R. Daniel Lavelle discussed a proposition they made in May that would create housing in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods using bonds from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. However, similar to the RTT debate the proposal has been greeted with limited traction.

All parties involved are in agreement with the need for the HOF, but the discrepancy appears to be how does Pittsburgh effectively reach and sustain that $10 million minimum?

For additional resources review the City of Pittsburgh AHTF Housing Needs Assessment or visit Allegheny County’s real estate transfer tax page.

Allegheny City Central

Lawrence Szczepaniuk to 1326 Arch LLC at 1326 Arch St. for $274,000.
Donna Ambrogi to LSG 57 LLC at 6 E. North Ave. for $200,000.
Nancy Ewing to Alexis Franks and Russell Lieurance at 1221 Palo Alto St. for $430,000.
Casale Development LLC to Todd Meyer at 102 Sampsonia Way for $50,000.

Allegheny West

CE Acquisitions 7 L.P. to FDPITT LLC at 1215 Brighton Road for $2,960,100.

Brighton Heights

Gamal Ramadan to Sara and Michael Barger at 3507 Corona St. for $240,000.
Robert Martinac to Janaya Lowery at 3508 Massachusetts Ave. for $70,000.
Lisa Hortert to Stacey Regan at 3836 Wealth St. for $131,000.

Brightwood

Edward Roose to Greenfield Holdings LLC at 3147 Brighton Road for $15,000.
Tabitha Merriman to David Menk and Tara Janow at 1032 Grand Ave. for $6,975.

Historic Deutschtown

612 East Ohio Street LLC to 1730 Golden Mile Land Trust at 612-614 E. Ohio St. for $10,000.

Manchester

John Impavido to Greenfield Holdings LLC at 1301 N. Franklin St. for $145,000.

Northview Heights

Emily Resko to Gordon Manker at 260 Ames St. for $70,000.

Perry Hilltop

Andrew Burlando to Jason Baptiste at 1845 Clayton Ave. for $92,550.

Spring Hill

Estate of Marian Baur to Bryan Tomko and Emily Fritsch at 1444 Homer St. for $77,800.
Mildred Funk Martin to Robert and Mary Ann Byrnes at lot 47A 130 Marathon St. for $5,000.

Troy Hill

SJ Group LLC to Mumbling Joe Properties LLC at 2148 Straubs Lane for $41,000.

Allegheny West

Keith Cawthorne to Equity Trust Co. Cust FBO #106986 IRA at 1412 Page St. for $15,000.

Brighton Heights

Richard Derbis to Adam Kennard at 3425 McClure Ave. for $50,000.

Brightwood

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to John Kelly at 1309 Ingham St. for $103,500.

3148 Frederick Family Trust to William Myers at 3148 Frederick St. for $4,000.

Bank New York Mellon trustee to Justin Williamson at 20 Plough St. for $1,500.

California-Kirkbride

Adrian Totolici to Diane Sninsky at 1724 Brighton Place for $15,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Alex Alexiades et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 400-402 E. Ohio St. for $258,000.

Alex Alexiades et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 404 E. Ohio St. for $202,000.

Alex Alexiades et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 406 E. Ohio St. for $258,000.

Alex Alexiades to Northside Leadership Conference at 408 E. Ohio St. for $258,000.

Alex Alexiades et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 410 E. Ohio St. for $258,000.

Alex Alexiades et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 422 E. Ohio St. for $102,000.

Mary Alexiades estate et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 424 E. Ohio St. for $327,000.

Mary Alexiades estate et al. to Northside Leadership Conference at 426 E. Ohio St. for $152,000.

Fineview

Harco Properties LLC to Kevin Deal at 1528 Warren St. for $69,900.

Perry Hilltop

New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2014 to Boris Tafkov at 1949 Letche St. for $15,000.

Manchester

Ernest Withrow to Jaime and Sion Akrie at 1443 Nixon St. for $61,800.

Spring Garden

Housing & Urban Development to Mark Steven Rawlings at 2527 Spring Garden Ave. for $14,302.

Spring Hill

Brian Weismantle to Peter Joseph Miller at 1422 Hetzel St. for $82,500.

Summer Hill

Estate of Charles Merlino to Aigui Li and Wenhong Zhang at 4443 Cherryland St. for $139,500.

Shawn Dady to Brian Thomas Pagnotta and Catalina Estrada at 4480 Rodenbaugh Ave. for $199,000.

Troy Hill

Adam Perlow to Steven Mirzabeigi at 15 Waterfront Drive for $445,000.

Allegheny City Central

CAMA Plan FBO Karen Perry’s IRA to Thembo Trasada at 530 Armandale St. for $285,000.

Brighton Heights

Estate of Mary Henderson to Jessica Barrington and Carol White Millhoan at 3347 Brighton Road for $110,000.

Adam Krebs to Lavonne Pitts Harding at 4001 Brighton Road for $170,000.

Jared Glover to Stephanie Haney at 3673 Harbison Ave. for $105,500.

Justin Pecora to Kayla Lloyd at 3706 Hiawatha St. for $103,100.

Fineview

Michelle Grover to Daniel Owen and Megan Polesky at 1515 Myler St. for $99,972.

Joseph Mazzant to DLC Pittsburgh LLC at 601 Suffolk St. for $40,000.

Manchester

Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority to Nancy Ream at Hamlin St. for $1,800.

North Shore

Pittsburgh City Stadium Authority to North Shore 15 LLC at North Shore Drive for $2,200,000.

Observatory Hill

Barbara Layton to Thomas and Theresa Parker at 218 Bonvue St. for $34,680.

Nathaniel King to Wanisha Green at 3748 East St. for $116,000.

Lynn Warren to Sean Sollinger at 45 Hemphill St. for $115,000.

Perry Hilltop

Andrew Burlando to William Duff and Sarayu Gopal at 1818 University Ave. for $29,000.

Spring Garden

East Deutschtown Investments LLC to BBC Pittsburgh LLC at 836 Concord St. for $140,000.

Matthew Evans to Andrew Masciantonio at 919 Spring Garden Ave. for $110,000.

Summer Hill

Bonita King to Joshua Ague at 3503 Colby St. for $97,900.

Troy Hill

Mary Virginia to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 1120 Brabec St. for $3,668 by sheriff’s deed.

Allegheny City Central

BRB Properties 2 LLC to Marie Courtemanche at 1611 Federal Ave. for $124,000.

Brighton Heights

Jamie Welsh et al. to LSF9 Master Participation Trust at 1441 Davis Ave. for $2,024 by sheriff’s deed.

Alex Schatzman to Michelle Richardson at 4132 Gittens St. for $133,000.

William Watts Jr. to Rosemarie Russo and Michael Gavita at 1219 San Pedro St. for $139,900.

Brightwood

Erin Jo Kroh to Ashley Smith at 910 Grand Ave. for $86,000.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Brittany Copeland and Nadine Parham at 1045 Hall St. for $14,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Brian Waldron to Matthew and Kathleen Colussy at 922 James St. for $315,000.

Manchester

David McAnallen to Jonathan Steinhauser at 1332 Liverpool St. for $287,000.

Victory Baptist Church to Artice Coleman at 1427 Rush St. for $1,500.

Observatory Hill

Travis Wanner to Maurisa Conrad at 128 Dunlap St. for $164,000.

Ronel Jackson to Leon Haynes III at 3374 Perrysville Ave. for $9,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $220,020) by sheriff’s deed.

Perry Hilltop

Curtis Cureton to Brianna Michelle Allen and Michael David Knappenberger at 1981 Federal Street Ext. for $103,000.

Spring Hill

Annalou Crame to Gabe Mazefsky at 1206 Iten St. for $22,500.

Tiffany Philliops to Melissa Bufalini and Christopher Montanez at 2439 Sunset Ave. for $39,000.

Summer Hill

Arthur Crisson to Mark Harlan at 173 Van Buren St. for $95,000.

Allegheny West

Carrie Margaret Farmer Teh to Justin Shuster and Susan Eisenreich at 934 Beech Ave. for $525,000.

Brighton Heights

William Fonzi to Yuri and Rhaisa Tsyboukov at 1045 1/2 Lapish Road for $152,500.

Tamara Whiting to Maxwell Rickard and Jennifer Cickelli at 1840 Winhurst St. for $180,200.

Brightwood

John Newman to Barrett Stephens and Abigail Moller at 9 Courtright St. for $1,500.

Paul Godby to Peach Blossom Properties LLC at 1055 Smithton Ave. for $10,000.

Eleanor Baker to Robin Rosemary Miller at 1123 Woodland Ave. for $30,000.

Deutsch & Assoc. LLC to Brightwood Civic Group at 1222 Woodland Ave. for $20,000.

Observatory Hill

Christina Trust trustee to Lee David Morello at 3781 East St. for $25,500.

Weissmann Weissmann & Ariel LLC to Joseph Dutton IV at 349 Gould Ave. for $28,000.

Karl Chapple to KJN Grant LLC at 3520 Perrysville Ave. for $32,500.

Elizabeth Cahill to Richard Keith Zechowski Jr. and Tyler Landon Honaker at 401 Venture St. for $99,000.

Perry Hilltop

George Clark to Joshua Barker at 2113 Federal Street Ext. for $53,000.

Home Opportunity LLC to Thomi Rozier at 2116 Koerneer Ave. for $10 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $27,360).

Elizabeth Grooms Clay to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 2215 Holyoke St. for $56,000.

Phillip Bocka to Federal National Mortgage Assn. at 2817-2819 Veteran St. for $8,369 by sheriff’s deed.

Spring Hill

Michael Mortensen to Matthew Seklecki at 1010-1014 Goehring St. for $77,000.

Amy Van Every to Slake LLC at 1026 High St. for $25,000

Summer Hill

Michael Watts to Elijah Clutter at 4512 Valley View St. for $156,000.

Allegheny City Central

Dolores Tolbert to Dolores Tolbert and Rod Stewart at 1223 Resaca Place for $0 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $121,638).

Mary Coffey to MAK Property Development LLC at 527 Alpine Ave. for $95,000.

Gwendolyn Johnson to TS Pitt LLC at 117 Carrington St. for $4,255.

Brighton Heights

B & D Davis Avenue Realty L.P. to Andrew James Emig at 1610 Davis Ave. for $117,000.

Christine Emsworth to AGLK LLC at 3529 Diploma St. for $36,000.

Estate of Grace Baran to Benjamin Marmarosa at 3438 Rigel St. for $63,800.

Brightwood

Carla Carter to Hooked Up Property Solutions LLC at 3105 Shadeland Ave. for $30,000.

Norman John Arlet et al. to Peach Blossom Properties LLC at 1059 Smithton Ave. for $12,000.

East Deutschtown

Fifty One Forty Nine LLC to October Real Estate Holdings LLC at 800 E. Ohio St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $102,500).

Manchester

Driss Boubakri to Mark and Katherine Tomlinson at 1414 Faulsey Way for $40,000.

Equity Trust Co. Cust FBO #106986 IRA to Happy Hour Holdings LLC at 1412 Page St. for $50,000.

Adam Stalczynski to Aaron and Jackie Otto at 1421 Sheffield St. for $225,000.

Perry Hilltop

Gustavo Vazquez to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 213 Burgess St. for $46,000.

Devin Gastion to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 309 Elsdon St. for $17,000.

Joshua Adamek trustee to Deutsch & Assoc. LLC at 257 Kennedy Ave. for $31,000.

Emily Suarez to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 110 Maywood St. for $65,000.

Gustavo Vasquez to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 211 W. Burgess St. for $52,000.

CSA Real Estate LLC to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 215 W. Burgess St. for $43,000.

Troy Hill

Samuel Rios to Leslie Kolenda and Tyler Mossman at 2109 Lowrie St. for $36,500.

CN 110 Enterprises LLC to Maxwell Hegedus at 2037 Straubs Lane for $19,900.

Allegheny City Central

Pittsburgh City to David Brown Jr. and Beth Brown at 242 E. Jefferson St. for $3,900.

Brighton Heights

Penn Pioneer Enterprises LLC to Aaron James Kuhn and Joanna Emily Biello at 3415 Fleming Ave. for $21,000.

Brightwood

Nirav Patel to Paul Bauer at 3170 Brighton Road for $20,000.

Devin Watkins to Lin Mung and Khin Khin at 3025 Stayton St. for $54,900.

Judith Anselm to Deutsch & Assoc. LLC at 1506 Woodland Ave. for $25,000.

Califorinia-Kirkbride

Shoebox Homes LLC to Evan and Anna Schell at 1301 Success St. for $75,000.

Perry Hilltop

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trustee to My Pearl Investments Ltd. at 1821 Perrysville Ave. for $65,000.

Melissa Miller to OGR Realty 3 L.P. at 2236 Holyoke St. for $4,000.

Spring Hill

US Bank NA trustee to River Green LLC at 8 Beckfield St. for $35,500.

US Bank NA trustee to Square One Holdings LLC at 1040 Shreve St. for $9,501.

Troy Hill

Xia Hong to Penn West Property Group LLC at 1958 Straubs Lane for $43,000.

Allegheny City Central

Eric Daniel Moreno Narvaez to Kerrie Reid at 316 North Ave. W Unit D for $142,000.

Logan Schofield to Jonathan and Heather Keller at 402 Jacksonia St. for $392,500.

Willie Murchison to Edgar Parilla at 1536 Monterey St. for $20,000.

Brighton Heights

Lawrence Farmerie to Muya Mgaza and Amina Bago at 1246 Benton Ave. for $119,875.

Evonne Batykefer to Richard DeCarlo at 3762 California Ave. for $112,000.

William Joseph Foster to 360 Ridgewood LLC at 2038 Stonelea St. for $103,000.

Roy Kretzler to Matthew Charles Feiler at 1214 W. Point Ave. for $110,000.

Steven Oberst to Duplexity Holdings LLC at 3849-3851 Brighton Road for $125,000.

Socorro Holdings LLC to Eric Miller at 3640 Massachusetts Ave. for $100,000.

Jason Wurster to Megan Tobin and Kenneth Martin Jr. at 2036 Termon Ave. for $130,000.

Brightwood

Housing & Urban Development to Robert Coleman at 2819 Breker St. for $9,850.

Alyce Anna Conway estate et al. to Mustafa Kizilkaya at 1420 Casement St. for $31,000.

Tyrone Helvy to Pittsburgh Firefighters Federal Credit U at 120 Lecky Ave. for $12,775 by sheriff’s deed.

Brightwood Civic Group to Sean and Claudia Anderson at 1134 Woodland Ave. for $154,900.

Estate of Margaret Hunt to Charles Linhart at 1103 Grand Ave. for $11,000.

East Deutschtown

Antonia Iannuzzi to Natalie Lopez at 1030 Peralta St. for $163,000.

Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority to Historic Deutschtown Development Corp. at East Ohio St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $1,938).

Lisa Dishi Megides to Kiwew Holdings LLC at 841 Vista St. for $72,000.

Fineview

Estate of Tammy Burletic to HSBC Bank USA NA trustee at 8 Edenvale St. for $2,976 by sheriff’s deed.

Luke Ravenstahl to Alexander Daniels at 2251 Hazelton St. for $235,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Thomas Seabrooke to JLA Properties L.P. at 606 Middle St. for $25,000.

Manchester

Kirila Realty to Liverpool L.P. at 1825 Liverpool St. for $2,500,000.

John Impavido to Greenfield Holdings LLC at 1301 N. Franklin St. for $1,446,000.

Observatory Hill

Mark Allen Stueber to Megan Sharretts at 127 Mairdale St. for $90,000.

Alex Leary to Dustin Walsh at 225 Waldorf St. for $214,900.

Damen Taylor to Daniel Mross at 3332 Perrysville Ave. for $175,000.

Mark Whitehead to Crystal Keasley at 411 Venture St. for $15,500.

Perry Hilltop

Christopher Cole to Anna Knabe and Vincent Olivieri at 1845 Clayton Ave. for $94,000.

Patrick Connors trustee et al. to Steven Herforth and Peter Karlovich at 709 Maginn St. for $45,000.

Welcome Hill to Jose Suero at 400 W. Kennedy Ave. for $103,000.

Phyllis Verdecchia to No Limit Realty LLC at 19 E. Marshall Ave. for $35,000.

Spring Garden

Christiana Trust trustee to Louis Devito and Caroline Matys at 2107 Harbor St. for $35,000.

Allegheny City Central

APB Assoc. L.P. to West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. at 490 E. North Ave. for $6,750,000.

Brighton Heights

Mortgage Equity Conversion Asset Trust 2 to Michael Burton at 3334 Harbison St. for $55,000.

James Damian Founds to Ryan and Monica Driscoll at 3406 Shadeland Ave. for $295,850.

Brightwood

Edward Roose to Greenfield Holdings LLC at 3147 Brighton Road for $15,000.

Michael Collins et al. to Harmony Homes LLC at 1306 Overcliff Way for $4,100.

New Hope Neighborhood Renewal Inc. to Blackwells LLC at 2700-2702 Shadeland Ave. for $50,000.

East Deutschtown

Mary Besselman to David Park Train LLC at 857 Peralta St. for $180,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Donna Tabor to William and Ellen Sellner at 404 Cedar Ave. Unit 5 for $168,000.

Manchester

Lula Mae Hayes to Andrew Fouts at 1207 Liverpool St. for $130,000.

Paul Zigerelli to Bank New York Mellon trustee at 1409 Sheffield St. for $3,024 by sheriff’s deed.

Observatory Hill

Conrad Mueller to George and Vickie Linkhauer at 101 Bluebelle St. for $120,000.

Steven Negri to Andrew Inks at 3844 Perrysville Ave. for $30,000.

Karl Zajicek to Joshua and Sara Glover at 294 Watson Blvd. for $285,000.

Perry Hilltop

Jetglo Properties LLC to DaLa Investments LLC at 628-1/2 Chautauqua St. for $25,000.

Corinne Wilson to KJN Grant LLC at 2535 N. Charles St. for $22,000.

Spring Garden

Charles Seibert to Happy Hour Holdings LLC at 1512 Spring Garden Ave. for $80,000.

Spring Hill

Lorene Jerome to Ivory L.P. at 939 Itin St. for $7,800.

Colette Mueller to US Bank NA trustee at 1030 Haslage Ave. for $4,157 by sheriff’s deed.

Courtney Bennett to Cynthia Cook at 1320 Buente St. for $113,000.

Summer Hill

Kevin McGuire to Cameron and Brandt Egerter at 301 Ivory Ave. for $170,000.

Troy Hill

Nicholas Kalafut Jr. to David Acevedo II at 1811 Rialto St. for $39,000.

Allegheny West

Jason Whitson to Carrie Sue Whisel at 1006 Abdell St. for $222,500.

Brighton Heights

Marlease Porter to Matthew Krummert and Sarah Untch at 3933 Brighton Road for $113,000.

John Lehman to A & J Holdings LLC at 3925 Kleber St. for $70,000.

Carole Robbins to Stephanie Boccella and Evan Klesius at 3549 McClure Ave. for $237,000.

Source59 (USA) LLC to Edward Dale and Cathy Suzanne Wingfield at 1434 Reuben St. for $62,000.

Abbas Mehdiun to Stefan Stasak at 3446 Sipe St. for $19,500.

Fineview

Sarah Marie Marshall to Meghan Burke and Dan Tomcik at 1703 Warren St. for $38,000.

Observatory Hill

Observatory Hill Development Corp. to Jonathan and Chelsy Gevas at 23 Bonvue St. for $200,000.

Perry Hilltop

Loughrey Roberts to David and Pamela Monk at 1860 Clayton Ave. for $615,000.

Spring Hill

Andrew Sulka to Julia Skorija at 1320 Diana St. for $5,000.

Arthur Beatty to Heisel Long LLC at 2112 Harbor St. for $15,000.

Allegheny City Central

Blest Investment Group LLC to Susan Marriott and Jeffrey Allen Dee at 1423 Boyle St. for $343,400.

Stuart Broberg to Jesus Hoyos at 206 E. Jefferson St. for $8,000.

Stephen Beckjord to Anthony Rosello and Anupama Narayanan at 514 Jacksonia St. for $347,000.

Brighton Heights

John Pusateri to East Crew Horizons LLC at 1249 Benton Ave. for $34,428.

Kerry Huffman to Greg Manganas at 1265 Benton Ave. for $51,000.

River Point Renovations LLC to Stephen McGaughey at 4011 California Ave. for $224,000.

Estate of Judith Salamacha to Paula Matthews at 1107 Davis Ave. for $140,000.

LSF9 Master Participation Trust to K&N Properties Inc. at 1441 Davis Ave. for $45,000.

Estate of Mary Kraus to Altra Property Solutions LLC at 3621 Elmhurst Ave. for $130,000.

Shoshana Bechor to Gregory Lou and Jiangyang Zhang at 3419 Fleming Ave. for $33,000.

Joel Sanchez Palomino to James Damian and James Steven Founds at 1625 Orchlee St. for $85,000.

Michael Laughlin to Yen Lun Lai and Chung Fei Shen at 1229 Termon Ave. for $105,000.

Brightwood

Estate of Sharon Siebert to Marlex Properties LLC at 3226 California Ave. for $28,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $79,458) by sheriff’s deed.

Christina Diane Zern to Equity Trust Co. Cust FBO #200251015 IRA at 49 Courtright St. for $13,000.

Global Premier Asset Management LLC to James Jones at 2803 McDowell St. for $11,799.

Melgranah USA Holdings LLC to Raoul Segarra at 3035 Shadeland Ave. for $91,000.

Patricia Mielke to Peach Blossom Properties LLC at 1043 Smithton Ave. for $10,500.

John Pusateri to East Crew Horizons LLC at 3139 Sorento St. for $36,000.

East Deutschtown

DJP Property Source LLC to Paul Bench at 905 Constance St. for $76,000.

Manchester

Columbus Square Assoc. Model Home 3 L.P. to James and Betty Robinson at 1252 Juniata St. for $385,000.

Observatory Hill

Observatory Hill Development Corp. to Stephanie Lauren Stauffer at 115 Bonvue St. for $165,000.

John Smith to David Malter at 3728 East St. for $96,000.

Vincent Graziani to Sreysor Rose Sam at 4160 Perrysville Ave. for $125,000.

Perry Hilltop

Estate of Darlene Goodwine to MTGLQ Investors L.P. at 309 Kennedy Ave. for $2,851 by sheriff’s deed.

John Pusateri to East Crew Horizons LLC at 445 Kennedy Ave. for $41,000.

George Heinlein to Michael Vaughn II at 2539 Perrysville Ave. for $14,000.

Spring Hill

Ilene Clokey Macey to Douglas Kocian at 46 Solar St. for $50,000.

Plenty Properties LLC to Andre Tennant at 1122 Fabyan St. for $3,100.

Estate of Ronald Fosnaught to Shaun Hegerty at 5 Nettie St. for $50,500.

Troy Hill

Christine Lynne LLC to Brian Campbell at 1745 Cowley St. for $70,000.

Allegheny City Central

Monterey Street Project LLC to Brian Enterline at 1224 Monterey St. for $555,000.

Brighton Heights

Carol Bowers to Brian Moser at 3710 Atkins St. for $15,000.

Michael Hoss to Walz Street Venture LLC at 3442 Corona St. for $55,000.

Brightwood

Landry Jr. & Assoc. LLC to Deutsch & Assoc. LLC at 175 Lecky Ave. for $7,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Kim Hyde et al. to Keith and Michelle Grimm at 908 Moravian Way for $10,838.

California-Kirkbride

Michael Latta to Anna Katunina Rodriguez at 1309 Sigel St. for $23,500.

Perry Hilltop

OGR Realty 3 L.P. to Isidoro Gatica Barrera at 2655 Ellis St. for $10,000.

Blaine Edwards to Roger Montgomery at 222 Seabright St. for $83,000.

Observatory Hill

Michael Ann Cerniglia to Chase Sterling at 3024 Mt. Allister Road for $100,000.

Estate of Tomas Gray to Eugene McCourt at 4131 Perrysville Ave. for $163,000.

Lukuman Lawal to Oladele Baoku at 241 Watson Blvd. for $90,000.

Summer Hill

Marian Corcoran estate et al. to Jennifer Lentz at 4509 Cherryland St. for $125,000.

Estate of Carl Hirce to Andrew Chulack at 4144 Evergreen Road for $97,000.

Troy Hill

Christine Janczak to Ophelia M Gonzalez Nix at 1344 Lowrie St. for $85,500.

Allegheny City Central

Salvation Army to Douglas and Nancy Ostrow at 100 W. North Ave. for $480,000.

Salvation Army to COA SUB Inc. at 104 W. North Ave. for $320,000.

Allegheny West

James Dorsey to Aaron Bryan and Sandra Allen at 841 Beech Ave. for $380,000.

Brighton Heights

Michael Hoss to Walz Street Venture LLC at 3442 Corona St. for $54,000.

Michele Cloonan et al. to Thomas Reiser III at 3846 McClure Ave. for $170,000.

James Steven Founds et al. to James Damian Founds at 1625 Orchlee St. for $85,000.

Brightwood

Pittsburgh Brighton FDS 713418 LLC to KMPP Brighton LLC at 3210 Brighton Road for $2,750,000.

Fineview

Stephen Klein to Kevin Brozi at 1936 Letsche St. for $5,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Michael Senko et al. to Joseph and Glorita Cuiffi at 616 Foreland St. for $508,000.

Richard Webb to Joshua Huber and Brian Honigman at 602 Lockhart St. Unit 7 for $93,500.

Manchester

Edward Pinto to TS PIT LLC at 1417 Faulsey Way for $2,921.

Observatory Hill

John Ciufi to Emma Clarke and Jason Huston at 118 Radium St. for $169,500.

Pittsburgh City to John and Cherise Rossmiller at 49 Riverview Ave. for $200 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $23,028).

Perry Hilltop

Bruce Berman to CN 110 Enterprises LLC at 2624 Norwood Ave. for $10,000.

Spring Hill

William Madden to Kyle Winkler at 1643 Sophia St. for $82,500.

Estate of George Francis Jelinek to Raymond and Georgia Wappes at 1206 Yetta Ave. for $42,000.

Summer Hill

Matthew Barcus to Wilbur and Renee Christman at 4466 Rodenbaugh Ave. for $135,000.

Troy Hill

Dennis Winghart to Cory and Lisa Mastalski at 1815 Eberhardt St. for $75,000.

Estate of Walter Grabowski to Robert Fallon at 1825 Elbow St. for $25,000.

Raymond Hubert to QGE Holdings LLC at 1525 Lowrie St. for $58,500.

Joseph Giorgianni Jr. et al. to Joan Snyder trustee at 48 Waterfront Drive for $650,000.

New Homeownership Program a collaborative effort between Rivers Casino and NeighborWorks offers team members two workshops on homebuying education

By: NSC Staff

Earlier this month, Rivers Casino launched a new Homeownership Program that allows their team members access to two free workshops and an opportunity to qualify for $2,000 assistance toward their closing costs on a new home.

“We’re excited to offer this benefit to team members,” said the director of community relations, Dr. Rahmon Hart. “It encourages team members to buy homes on the Northside”

According to Hart, the program was created after discussions between Rivers Casino, NeighborWorks and the Northside Leadership Conference. The Homeownership Program is open to all casino employees and requires them to participate in two workshops that will be instructed by NeighborWorks personnel.

“Buying a new home is a very important process and we’re glad we can provide the information, education and financial assistance to make their goal of a new home a reality,” general manager Craig Clark said in a press release.

After completion of the financial education and homebuyer education workshops, participants will then be able to apply for monetary assistance. The $2,000 cap will be attributed to any home purchase within any of the Northside’s 18 neighborhoods.

“[I’m] proud our company is making this type of investment in the Northside,” said Hart.

While classes for this year are already finished, Hart acknowledged that the casino has workshops planned for the first quarter of 2018 that will run through February and March.

Allegheny City Central

Ashley Catalano to James and Zarina Rowland at 1309 Liverpool St. for $297,500.

Allegheny City Central Assn. to Daniel McNamara at 206 Carrington St. for $10,000.

Andrea Fridley to Patrick Banus at 243 E. Jefferson St. for $240,000.

Brighton Heights

James Feddes to Pho Real Estate at 3537 California Ave. for $40,000 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $141,474) by sheriff’s deed.

Mary Antionette Rearick to Gregory Lou and Jiangyang Zhang at 1805 Fairlee St. for $41,450.

Vernon Bebout to JLA Properties L.P. at 3305-3305. Fleming Ave. for $30,500.

Estate of Mary Jane Ehrler to Michael McNamara at 3537 Fleming Ave. for $45,000.

William English III to Catherine Orlando at 1156 Goe Ave. for $182,000.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. trustee to Victoria Johnson at 1832 Winhurst St. for $42,140.

Brightwood

John Clovicko Jr. to Swey Properties LLC at 2620 California Ave. for $17,250.

John Clovicko Jr. to Swey Properties LLC at 2622 California Ave. for $17,250.

TUFF Properties LLC to Shawn Slie at 1258 Ingham St. for $128,000.

Estate of Harry Golden Jr. to Alexis Demchenko at 2801 McDowell St. for $55,250.

Fineview

Lydia White to Lydia White and Nicole Weigand at 58 Olive St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $6,213).

Mehmet Sadi Bircan to Virginia McGrath at 1919 Warren St. for $12,000.

Historic Deutschtown

Thomas Prendergast to Arete Property L.P. at 508 Avery St. for $95,000.

Observatory Hill

Robert Voci to Nicholas Trudeau at 252 Bascom Ave. for $109,000.

Timothy Kotzman to James Weaver at 3911 Dewey Ave. for $135,000.

Lucas Windisch to Thomas Kelly at 80 Semicir St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $18,696).

Northview Heights

Terry L Taylor Primar to Margaret Herman and Marcella Burkhardt at 226 Lamar St. for $35,000.

Summer Hill

Richard Berry Jr. to Somsak Namsai at 145 Montville St. for $64,900.

Spring Garden

Dorothy Knight to KJN Grant LLC at 1103 Spring Garden Ave. for $40,000.

Troy Hill

Kristy Gregor to Kelly Lee DeAugustino and Ken Wessolek at 2111 Lautner St. for $40,000.

Allegheny City Central

Beverly L Pettus McGhee to Ellyn Inc. at 424 N. Taylor Ave. for $44,001.

Steel City Group LLC to Christian Oscar Perez at 1217 Reddour St. for $365,000.

Brighton Heights

Victor Mullen to Brittnea Turner at 1439 Davis Ave. for $95,000.

Harriet Jane Brickell to Bank America NA at 1909 Marmaduke St. for $60,000 by sheriff’s deed.

Karl Limmer to Dequan Jiao at 1901 Termon Ave. for $32,500.

East Deutschtown

October Real Estate Holdings LLC to Arrakis LLC at Phineas St. for $314,710.

Christophas Walker to Ellie Harward at 1017 Vinial St. for $195,000.

Fineview

Aice Davis to Edgar Jackson Jr. at 304 Lafayette Ave. for $30,000.

Observatory Hill

Christiana Trust trustee to New Lockhart LLC at 3322 Delaware St. for $29,900

New Lockhart LLC to Ryan Kegges and Kiersten Erlanson at 3001 Oak Park Road for $180,000.

John Richardson Jr. to Tyler Rathvon at 4040 Oakdale St. for $137,000.

Stephen Kalla to Ken Clark at 208 Venture St. for $64,500.

James Wally to Semper REI LLC at 4004 Vinceton St. for $64,000.

Sara Forkosh to Richard and Ronald Werner at 404 Wabana St. for $24,000.

Perry Hilltop

CN 110 Enterprises LLC to Sequoia Residential LLC at 2624 Norwood Ave. for $20,000.

Spring Garden

Carl Hoffield to Mid West Pre Sort Mailing Services Inc. at Welser Way for $20,000.

Rebecca Gee to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency at 1700 High St. for $1,845 by sheriff’s deed.

Spring Hill

Estate of Ronald Fosbaught to Brannigan Sherise McClinton at 5 Nettie St. for $38,000.

Brightwood

Bank New York Mellon trustee to Neil Okeefe at 3227 Central Ave. for $13,000.
Cope IV to George Reffert Jr. at 14 Courtright St. for $20,000.

Brighton Heights

Nathan Brown to Eugene Holden at 3605 Laird St. for $170,000.

Charles St. Valley

Pittsburgh City to Patrick Lewis at 1815 N. Charles St. for $8,500.

Fineview

Estate of Mark Schneider to ARBL’N LLC at 1732 Warren St. for $30,000.

Manchester

Federal National Mortgage Assn. to Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group at 1309 Columbus Ave. for $20,000.
Typ 2 LLC to Nicholas and Jean Steele at 1119 Fulton St. for $299,000.
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal to Manchester Citizens Corp. at 1810 Fulton St. for $75,000.

Historic Deutschtown

East Allegheny Community Council Inc. to October Real Estate Holdings LLC at Foreland St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $5,130).

Heather Sprague to Joshua and Christy Cozby at 907 James St. for $279,540.

Ian Short to Riverstone Property Solutions LLC at 520 Pressley St. for $72,000.

Observatory Hill

Shelly Evans to Kevin Scott at 3815 Perrysville Ave. for $195,000.

Spring Garden

Estate of Fran Zalec to Equity Trust Co. Cust FBO #200251015 IRA at 1430 High St. for $50,000.

Spring Hill

Deborah  A Silleck Warren to Stephanie Wallace and Christopher Cassady at 905 Haslage Ave. for $80,000.

Jack Weber to Heather McDonald at Hunnell St. for $9,500.

Anthony Beatty to Maria Michelle Sriprasert and Stephen Edward Listak at 2114 Harbor St. for $146,900.

Brianna Moskal et al. to Steven and Janet Hebbe at 2147 Harbor St. for $100,537.

Allegheny City Central

Amy Schultz to Natalie Leland at 516 N. Taylor Ave. for $342,000.
Larry Hall to Gillian McTiernan at 1202 Resaca Place for $262,900.
Property Trio LLC to Rachel O’Brien and John Lawrence Lindberg at 1309 Sherman Ave. for $120,000.
Sharon Joseph to Fiona Kelman at 216 Jacksonia St. for $275,000.
John Engle Jr. to Kevin Kuntz and Julien Eckstrom at 1526 Monterey St. for $289,000.
Marcella Fowlkes to Elizabeth Pearson at 528 W. Jefferson St. for $14,912.

Brighton Heights

Glow Properties LLC to Enzo Ventures LLC at 3406 California Ave. for $108,000.
Albert Dutzik Jr. to Alex Carson at 109 Cobbler Circle for $184,000.
Gregory Boyd et al. to David Kreimer and Robin Kent at 1818 Kleber St. for $270,138.
Jeffrey Worsinger to 642 Carothers L.P. at 1906 Morrell St. for $75,000.
Vecellio Properties LLC to NCRC Housing Rehab Fund LLC at 4017 Oswald St. for $62,000.
US Bank NA trustee to AT ST 2 LLC Series 1 at 106 Richbarn Road for $43,500.
Gary Stutz to Patrick Rakszawski and Andrew Paul Weier Jr. at 1855 Wittmer St. for $140,800.

California-Kirkbride

North Side Assoc. to Northside Properties Residences 1 LLC at 1010 Morrison St. for $3,240,000.
Mistick PBT to North Side Assoc. at 1617 Brighton Road for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $78,204).

Charles Street Valley

Karen Boyd to North Side Assoc. at 2533 N. Charles St. for $24,400.
Corinne Wilson to KJN Grant LLC at 2535 N. Charles St. for $22,000.

East Deutschtown

John McGrath et al. to Chera Pupi and Quiana Brown at 827 Concord St. for $298,000.
Emerencia Torma to Salvatore Richetti at 833 Tripoli St. for $50,000.                               Kelly A Elsesser Kennedy to ARBL’N LLC at 1014 Chestnut St. for $15,000.

Observatory Hill

New Lockhart LLC to Rose Property Holdings PA LLC at 3322 Delaware St. for $35,000.
E* Trade Bank to Mustafa Kizilkaya at 3860 East St. for $25,000.

Spring Hill

George Seskey to Nicklaus Schubert and Kenneth Tester Jr. at 94 Overbeck St. for $8,000.

Troy Hill

Joshua Snyder trustee to Thomas and Cynthia Hart at 52 Waterfront Drive for $425,000.